Photos from 'The Library: A World History'

October 24, 2013 |By JAKE ELLISON

Will Pryce

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Mafra Palace Library, 1771. Mafra, Portugal. The view shows the doors to the galleries (visible in the foreground at left), which are not hidden as they are in many libraries of the time, but are decorated with Rococo surrounds.

Mafra Palace Library, 1771. Mafra, Portugal. The view shows the doors to the galleries (visible in the foreground at left), which are not hidden as they are in many libraries of the time, but are decorated with Rococo surrounds.